CEO’s Response to His Employee’s Mental Health Day Will Give You Hope

Despite the fact that mental health awareness has been getting a boost lately thanks to high-profile folks like Prince Harry, Prince William, and Lady Gaga, along with Amanda Seyfried, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and many more, plenty of people still find themselves fighting for basic recognition of their issues, as well as facing unaccommodating (and downright discriminatory) workplace environments. That’s why this CEO’s response to his employee taking a mental health day will totally give you hope.

A woman by the name of Madalyn shared a screenshot to Twitter of the email she sent to her work team telling them that she was taking a couple of days off to focus on her mental health, hoping to come back the next week “refreshed and back to 100%.”

While this might provoke a nasty comment from some employers, Madalyn’s boss was A-Okay with the move. In fact, he praised her for it, saying that by taking time off for the sake of her mental health, she’s “an example to us all” and her actions “help cut through the stigma so we can bring our whole selves to work.” *ALL of the applause*

Madalyn’s tweet currently has well over 11K retweets and 35K+ likes, not to mention responses ranging from those who have faced the exact OPPOSITE treatment from employers to those who wanted to congratulate both Madalyn and her CEO for both doing their part when it comes to mental health awareness.

What do you think about the response Madalyn received from her CEO? Let us know @BritandCo!